Living

I asked no other thing

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Living

I asked no other thing,
No other was denied.
I offered Being for it;
The mighty merchant smiled.

Brazil? He twirled a button,
Without a glance my way:
"But, madam, is there nothing else
That we can show to-day?"

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “I asked no other thing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/11/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “I asked no other thing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/11/.

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